Crewe Train Author:Rose MacAulay On the death of her father, a retired clergyman, Denham Dobie is forced to leave her wild and carefree life in Spain and is thrust into the gossiping highbrow circle of her well-meaning relatives in London. Thrown into a world of publishers and writers, this awkward young woman—a tomboy and rebel at heart—sees their society for the s... more »elf-absorbed, self-satisfied world it is and offers a devastating, and very funny, social commentary within her own moving story.« less